Goodstart Early Learning Busselton
Goodstart Early Learning Busselton Centre overview
Goodstart Early Learning Busselton Centre highlights
- Purpose-built child care centre with five spacious playrooms, located near community facilities, schools, and shops.
- High-quality care delivered by experienced educators, with tailored learning experiences based on individual needs, interests, and abilities, following the Early Years Learning Framework.
- Engaging outdoor environment featuring a bike track, sandpits, swings, and water play areas, alongside a focus on sustainability with fruit trees and planter boxes.
At Goodstart Early Learning Busselton, we provide high-quality care in a purpose-built centre with five spacious, inviting playrooms. Conveniently located near local schools, shops, and community facilities, we cater to children from Nursery to Kindergarten.
Our programs are guided by the Early Years Learning Framework and are tailored to each child’s unique needs, interests, and abilities. Through sensory and play-based learning, we nurture growth in a vibrant, stimulating environment.
Family partnerships are key to our approach. Using Storypark, regular family nights, and newsletters, we ensure open communication and collaborate closely with families to support children’s development.
Our outdoor spaces feature a mix of natural and man-made elements, including sandpits, swings, a water play area, bike tracks, a creek feature, and a wooden boat. Sustainability is integrated into daily activities, with planter boxes and fruit trees offering hands-on environmental education.
Nutritious meals are freshly prepared onsite by our qualified cook, accommodating special dietary requirements and ensuring children’s health and energy needs are met.
Community involvement enriches our programs through events and activities, while daily art and music experiences inspire creativity and self-expression.
We look forward to partnering with your family to provide the best start in life for your child.
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Kindergarten/Preschool Programs
Kindergarten/Preschool Programs
Our high-quality, play based preschool curriculum is delivered by Bachelor qualified Early Childhood Teachers. Our teachers tailor their programs to ensure all children develop the confidence and social and emotional skills needed for a smooth transition to school. Through play, our Early Childhood Teachers facilitate children’s learning of important language, literacy, numeracy and creative skills.
Benefits of Goodstart Kindergarten/Preschool programs:
- Our programs are planned and led by qualified and experienced Early Childhood Teachers, in accordance with the Early Years Learning Framework
- Our programs have the tick of approval, meaning they meet (and exceed) Government guidelines around learning in the year before school
- Strong connections with local schools support our extensive transition to school programs
- We offer greater flexibility and convenience for busy families with longer opening hours, five days a week, 52 weeks of the year.
- We offer 9-hour, 10-hour and all-day sessions.
- Nutritious meals are provided throughout the day, so there’s no need to pack lunch boxes.
Curriculum and programs
Curriculum and programs
The educators at Goodstart Early Learning follow an evidence-based curriculum that aligns with the Early Years Learning Framework. Informed by world-leading research, practices and techniques, the curriculum encourages the children’s natural curiosity and engages them in their learning journey.
As the children move through the different rooms in the centre, the curriculum evolves with them. The educators set goals for the children and celebrate as they reach their milestones. At every stage, the educators are tailoring the curriculum and goals to each child’s individual needs.
The curriculum involves different types of learning experiences and styles. From child-led learning to sessions guided by educators, the children participate in small and large group sessions as well as individual play. Most importantly, the children learn through play, developing social skills, confidence and independence in addition to more formal academic skills.
Play is the order of the day of Goodstart Early Learning and the programs at the centre are grounded in a play-based approach. The educators embed teaching and learning into play experiences, helping the children to make sense of the world around them. This is how the children learn about how things work and develop important foundational relationships and skills.
The primarily child-directed, play-based curriculum ensures that the children are engaged in their learning. They are encouraged to take the lead, developing their negotiation, risk taking, problem solving and social skills. The educators observe the children and help to challenge them by extending their learning and interests.
The educators recognise that every child is unique and that they bring their own needs, interests and strengths with them each day. The program is designed to be flexible to cater to these differing needs, ensuring every child has the opportunity to thrive at Goodstart.
Parent communication and involvement
Parent communication and involvement
Goodstart Early Learning uses the StoryPark app to connect with parents throughout the day. The educators upload photos and stories to the secure app, which parents can access anytime and anywhere to track their child’s progress.
The approach at the centre is very much based around partnership between families and educators. The educators work with the parents and carers to build strong relationships. They develop trust so the children can feel safe and secure while at the centre. Parents are also encouraged to share their insights and feedback with educators to add depth to the relationship.
The educators observe the children every day and tailor the program around their observations. They share these with parents, so they can feel connected to their child’s progress and also provide feedback that will further enhance their child’s learning experience.
Meet the team
Meet the team
Goodstart Early Learning employs qualified and skilled educators who are dedicated to making a difference to the children in their care. The centre employs people who are empathetic and compassionate, with a nurturing disposition and a passion for care. Working collaboratively as a team, the educators display qualities such as positivity, kindness and, most importantly, a desire to help every child thrive.
The educators hold relevant qualifications, including the Kindergarten and Preschool Program teachers who are university qualified. The educators are lifelong learners, participating in regular and ongoing professional development to enhance their skills. They are encouraged to upskill, learning about the latest research and thinking in the sector. They can then bring this knowledge back to the centre to share with their colleagues for the benefit of the children.
Shannon Burns
Hi there! I'm Shannon and I lead the great team of Educators as Centre Director at Goodstart Early Learning Child Care Centre Busselton.
I have worked in the early childhood industry for more than 15 years in community based and not-for-profit centres in Perth and now in Busselton.
I have an Advanced Diploma of Children's Services as well as providing educational programs for children from birth to 12 years of age. This experience - as well as my experience with all age groups and across a number of areas within the sector - has built a strong passion for quality care and education, children and families.
I am proud of the team I work with. Our early childhood carers and educators are passionate and expereinced in equal measure as well as highly qualified and dedicated to delivering the highest quality in early learning.
The experiences I share every day with our children and families and watching the children develop and meet their potential is what this is all about.
I look forward to meeting you and sharing our centre philosophy. Come in and see how we can start your child on a journey of lifelong learning.
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1-7 Bovell StreetBusselton, WA, 6280
Centre Reviews
Very caring and considerate staff. Jaye has made lots of friends and always comes home happy after daycare. Thanks Goodstart team ❤️ Very caring and considerate staff. Jaye has made lots of friends and always comes home happy after daycare. Thanks Goodstart team ❤️
My son goes to this daycare and absolutely loves it the staff are great and the daycare is all round great highly recommended My son goes to this daycare and absolutely loves it the staff are great and the daycare is all round great highly recommended
There are not enough words to describe how fantastic the team of carers and educators are at Goodstart Busselton!!! It is truly no... There are not enough words to describe how fantastic the team of carers and educators are at Goodstart Busselton!!! It is truly no easy decision on who to trust when leaving your kids in care but there is never a worry or concern with this amazing team! They are so caring and kind and really in tune with where the kids are at on an individual level. They go above and beyond and work with families in such a holistic way! I would not leave my child anywhere else with so much confidence 💜 Read more